PENNSVILLE TWP. — Aninvestigation by the The Postal Service Office of Inspector General and the local police department resulted in the arrest of a township man for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 in a two-year span, authorities said.

Jeffrey M. Kiger, 33, of Pennsville, had been allegedly under-ringing at the cash register in the Pennsville Post Office, according to Pennsville Police.

Police said Kiger was arrested last Friday after being questioned at the local police department at approximately 2 p.m.

According to authorities, Kiger had been pocketing between $30 and $40 per month during the past two years.

USPS had investigated the incident for about two months, according to Scott Balfour, special agent for the USPS Office of Inspector General.

Balfour said Tuesday afternoon that investigation revealed the money loss occurred during the past two years.

According to police, Kiger allegedly stole an accumulated $1,043 from the cash drawer at the Pennsville Post Office in that time period.

Pennsville Police Lt. Allen Cummings said the local police department was contacted on Thursday and further investigated the incident.

According to Cummings, within businesses, there is usually a specific police department or investigators for crimes. Business security will then contact the local police department for involvement.

Cummings said USPS brought the issue to attention and police checked the videos and observed the individual allegedly short changing the register.

Balfour said Tuesday that this case is not as common when put into perspective regarding all the post offices across the country.

“The Postal Service Office of Inspector General is responsible for investigating allegations of postal employees with misconduct. We investigate allegations of stealing mail, money, workman’s compensation fraud. Those are some of the biggest areas that we investigate,” Balfour said.

Kiger was charged with theft and released, pending Superior Court hearing, according to police.

It was not clear whether Kiger will still hold his position at the post office as of Tuesday late afternoon.